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kaufman county is about 30 miles outside dallas. this comes two months after mccleland's district attorney was shot and killed outside the courthouse parking lot. they say he had feared for his life. ed lavandera is live for us from kaufman county. the death of the d.a. and his wife is coming after the death of the assistant d.a., the d.a. had said he was hoping to get the scum responsible for the assista assistant d.a.'s death, is there a connection authorities are looking at right now? >> reporter: well, the mayor here in kaufman we spoke with earlier this morning and said they believed or he believed these two men had been targeted, that there had to be some sort of connection. authorities have not come out and said that, but the way these attacks were carried out has really raised a lot of suspicion surrounding that. fredricka, here, any second the authorities, the kaufman county sheriff is expected to come out and brief reporters on what they have been doing and what they have discover since mike mccleland and his wife were fou
kaufman county is about 30 miles outside dallas. this comes two months after mccleland's district attorney was shot and killed outside the courthouse parking lot. they say he had feared for his life. ed lavandera is live for us from kaufman county. the death of the d.a. and his wife is coming after the death of the assistant d.a., the d.a. had said he was hoping to get the scum responsible for the assista assistant d.a.'s death, is there a connection authorities are looking at right now?...
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fbi investigators marching into the district attorney's office space in kaufman county courthouse. an ominous scene and a nightmare. mike mclellan and his wife and the killing of one of his assistant district attorneys is causing grave concern here and throughout the state of texas. >> i suggest everybody be careful about what goes on and i think this is a clear concern to individuals who are in public life, particularly those who deal with very mean and vicious individuals whether they are white supremacy groups or the drug cartel s we have. >> as of now it's not known who is responsible for the killings, but it is soon there related. in december, the state of texas issued a warning. high ranking leaders of the aryan brotherhood inflicted mass casualties of death on law enforcement involved on indicting members a month early. on january 31st, a man parked his car in this lot and going to work at the courthouse a block away. a masked gunman stepped out and he was shot and killed. the county's chief public defender andrew jordan ran to the parking lot minutes after. >> i got there r
fbi investigators marching into the district attorney's office space in kaufman county courthouse. an ominous scene and a nightmare. mike mclellan and his wife and the killing of one of his assistant district attorneys is causing grave concern here and throughout the state of texas. >> i suggest everybody be careful about what goes on and i think this is a clear concern to individuals who are in public life, particularly those who deal with very mean and vicious individuals whether they...
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he was district attorney for kaufman county, texas just southeast of dallas. there with the latest on what a paurnt reveals and what might be involved in this and what are you learning. >> look at the warrant used to go into the house. both victims were shot several times and many rifle casings were found by their bodies. they were found two nights ago at 6:45, but it appears they were killed before then because friends were trying to call them. they could have been killed up to 24 hours before their bodies were found. what happened here has terrified and mystified the community. fbi investigators marching into the district attorney's office space in kaufman county courthouse. an ominous scene and a nightmare. mike mclellan and his wife and the killing of one of his assistant district attorneys is causing grave concern here and throughout the state of texas. >> i suggest everybody be careful about what goes on and i think this is a clear concern to individuals who are in public life, particularly those who deal with very mean and vicious individuals whether th
he was district attorney for kaufman county, texas just southeast of dallas. there with the latest on what a paurnt reveals and what might be involved in this and what are you learning. >> look at the warrant used to go into the house. both victims were shot several times and many rifle casings were found by their bodies. they were found two nights ago at 6:45, but it appears they were killed before then because friends were trying to call them. they could have been killed up to 24 hours...
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. >>> first, to kaufman county, texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is 30 miles outside dallas. adding to the shock, it comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. mark hassey was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a possible connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder of mark hassey? >> i can't say that, no. we have nothing indicating that for sure. >> but we're hearing from other local leaders who feel that there must be a connection. ed lavendera is live for us now in kaufman county. ed, what have you heard about the possible link? >> reporter: well, there's no question this story and these murders have become the talk of kaufman county here in texas as thousands of people are wondering just what in the world is going on and why are these prosecutors, high-profile prosecutors here in kaufman county being murdere
. >>> first, to kaufman county, texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is 30 miles outside dallas. adding to the shock, it comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. mark hassey was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a possible connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder of...
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first to kaufman county texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is about 30 miles outside dallas but adding to the shock is that this comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. he was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a potential connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder -- >> i can't say that. no. we have nothing indicating that for sure. >> a "dallas morning news" reporter told us her sources say they are pretty sure there is a connection. ed lavendera is live for us now in kaufman, county. what are you hearing about a connection and where the investigation goes from here? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. i just spoke with the county judge here in kaufman county who had spoken with mike mcclellan just last week. he was telling me again the question that everybody wants to know at this point is, is there any ind
first to kaufman county texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is about 30 miles outside dallas but adding to the shock is that this comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. he was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a potential connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder --...
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ed lavendera for live us in kaufman. ed, you talked with the judge who believes mcclellan and the hasse killings may have a strong connection. what else did the judge tell you? >> reporter: well, we talked to the judge extensively about just the mood surrounding the courthouse and just what everyone around that courthouse has been going through in the last two months. and obviously how that has intensified here in the last 24 hours with the news that mike mcclellan and his wife were so brutally gunned down inside their home and discovered late saturday night. so this is a situation that has a lot of people on edge. and many people very worried about what it means and what exactly is going on. even though the sheriff is publicly that saying so far they're not able to connect the murders of mike mcclellan and mark hasse back in january, the assistant prosecutor who was killed braisingly, as he was walking to work one morning, but there are high-ranking officials here in kaufman county having a hard time believing these cas
ed lavendera for live us in kaufman. ed, you talked with the judge who believes mcclellan and the hasse killings may have a strong connection. what else did the judge tell you? >> reporter: well, we talked to the judge extensively about just the mood surrounding the courthouse and just what everyone around that courthouse has been going through in the last two months. and obviously how that has intensified here in the last 24 hours with the news that mike mcclellan and his wife were so...
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for "outfront," george howl, kaufman, texas. >> thanks to george for that report. i want to bring in kaufman county judge bruce wood. he was good friends with mike mcclelland. thank you for being with us. i know they held a funeral today for your friends. it must be in addition to being heartbreaking, it must be frustrating that will are no real leads in the investigation right now. is it? >> well, i know the law enforcement groups are working extremely hard to find who did this. and this includes national state and local law enforcement and i'm really not adviced on where the investigation is at this point. i do know and i feel very secure that every effort that possibly can be made is being defined who did these heinous acts. >> so, sir, by now we've seen the video of mike mcclelland in the gun shop and he was shopping for co-workers because he was concerned about their safety. is that characteristic of mcclelland? he is the kind of man'worried so much about himself but worried about others? >> absolutely. mike was what you see on mike or what you watched over th
for "outfront," george howl, kaufman, texas. >> thanks to george for that report. i want to bring in kaufman county judge bruce wood. he was good friends with mike mcclelland. thank you for being with us. i know they held a funeral today for your friends. it must be in addition to being heartbreaking, it must be frustrating that will are no real leads in the investigation right now. is it? >> well, i know the law enforcement groups are working extremely hard to find who...
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rietz nouz, the kaufman county sheriff isn't linking the killings. authorities with beefing up security for other county officials. cnn's ed lavandera is tracking this story in kaufman, texas, tonight. ed? >> reporter: in two months two high-profile prosecutors and the wife of one of those prosecutors have now been gunned down in kaufman county, texas, a great deal of uncertainty and fear spreading through this community and a lot of people focusing on what the aryan brotherhood supremacy group might have to do with all of it. >> anything you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. >> reporter: mike mcclelland's tough-talking texas swagger was on full display when he vowed to come after the killer of his assistant prosecutor mark hasse. he was gunned down in broad daylight as he walked to work at the kaufman county courthouse back in january. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you. we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in. we'
rietz nouz, the kaufman county sheriff isn't linking the killings. authorities with beefing up security for other county officials. cnn's ed lavandera is tracking this story in kaufman, texas, tonight. ed? >> reporter: in two months two high-profile prosecutors and the wife of one of those prosecutors have now been gunned down in kaufman county, texas, a great deal of uncertainty and fear spreading through this community and a lot of people focusing on what the aryan brotherhood supremacy...
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i spoke earlier with the mayor of the city of kaufman. he said he thinks the murders are linked. >> this has to be targeted. that's the logical conclusion. i don't have any information that directs me to think that's the case, but that's what you would assume under the circumstances, since targeted two people from our prosecutors. >> our ed lavendera is in kaufman this morning. ed, what are police telling you about this link between these latest killings and the murder of the assistant d.a. that happened in january? >> reporter: good morning, alison. so far, very little information, other than the fact that mike mcclellan, the district attorney, and his wife, gunned down in their home, and found yesterday, late yesterday. and obviously, with what happened here two months ago, a lot of questions swirling around, exactly what is going on with these cases. and the way the first prosecutor, a man by the name of mark hassey was gun down on his way to work, it was almost like it appeared like a hit, like he had been specifically targeted. that
i spoke earlier with the mayor of the city of kaufman. he said he thinks the murders are linked. >> this has to be targeted. that's the logical conclusion. i don't have any information that directs me to think that's the case, but that's what you would assume under the circumstances, since targeted two people from our prosecutors. >> our ed lavendera is in kaufman this morning. ed, what are police telling you about this link between these latest killings and the murder of the...
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in many ways the kaufman cases are scarier. no one knows what it killer is thinking. >> they are afraid that someone else will be targeted by these people. >> reporter: it is not clear why the prosecutors were killed or who if anyone might be next. sgle all eyes are on any link between these shootings. i am joined by george howell in texas and former senior fbi profiler. back to the potential link between mclelland's murder and the white supremacist group. what are investigators telling you? >> officially investigators are not making any connection or link to the arian brotherhood. it is a question that keeps coming up and here is why. you heard the texas department of public safety put out a bulletin in december saying they had credible information that the arian brotherhood would actively target law enforcement. mclelland said that would be mere speculation. the same question so that is why we are hearing that law enforcement is not indicating that that is the case at this point. >> mary ellen as a former fbi profiler, can th
in many ways the kaufman cases are scarier. no one knows what it killer is thinking. >> they are afraid that someone else will be targeted by these people. >> reporter: it is not clear why the prosecutors were killed or who if anyone might be next. sgle all eyes are on any link between these shootings. i am joined by george howell in texas and former senior fbi profiler. back to the potential link between mclelland's murder and the white supremacist group. what are investigators...
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new developments in the murder of two district attorneys in kaufman, texas. people have questioned a former justice of the peace fired for corruption and prosecuted by the two dead men. eric williams is his name. he said police met with him at local restaurant, swabbed his hands for signs of gun residue. he says he doesn't even own a gun and police are not officially calling him a suspect this morning. >>> also developing in texas. a man hunt for two escaped and dangerous inmates. 44-year-old brian tucker and 39-year-old john king broke out of hopkins county jail in sulfur springs by squeezing through a gate. both men, you can see their picture there, both men are considered dangerous. >>> former south carolina governor mark sanford celebrating a big political victory this morning. trying to win back his old seat in congress. sanford beat charleston city councilman chris bostick in a republican runoff. and he celebrated with his fianc fiancee. the first time we have seen them together in public. he will take on elizabeth colbert-busch. here is what he told su
new developments in the murder of two district attorneys in kaufman, texas. people have questioned a former justice of the peace fired for corruption and prosecuted by the two dead men. eric williams is his name. he said police met with him at local restaurant, swabbed his hands for signs of gun residue. he says he doesn't even own a gun and police are not officially calling him a suspect this morning. >>> also developing in texas. a man hunt for two escaped and dangerous inmates....
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william fortner, the mayor of kaufman, texas, thank you. >> thank you. we have to remember that god is in control and all of us should be praying for a resolution to this sipuatituation. >> thank you for your time this morning. >>> the federal government is failing to give post-9 /11 veterans accurate and timely care. details emotional and physical problems that troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan face. the government so behind that there is a backlog of 600,000 claims. athena jones spoke to one of the veterans who has been left hanging. >> reporter: the wars in iraq and afghanistan. ten years of fighting, a lifetime of pain for millions of veterans. >> at nighttime, i have terrible nightmare. >> reporter:s 32-year-old jeff suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and back pain after a 13-month tour in iraq. he hasn't gotten a full night's rest in years. >> i have a lot of pain that will wake me up throughout the night a bunch of times. >> reporter: he has a full-time job working with homeless veterans and gets 50% disability benefi benefits, but
william fortner, the mayor of kaufman, texas, thank you. >> thank you. we have to remember that god is in control and all of us should be praying for a resolution to this sipuatituation. >> thank you for your time this morning. >>> the federal government is failing to give post-9 /11 veterans accurate and timely care. details emotional and physical problems that troops deployed in iraq and afghanistan face. the government so behind that there is a backlog of 600,000 claims....